My Billionaire Mom

Chapter 579

Chuck was surprised to hear the voice. It was a woman.

As expected, someone had been captured and locked up here as well. It would be easy for Chuck to escape alone, but he would have to rethink his plan now if he were to save another person!

"Unfortunately, yes. Who are you?" Chuck tried squinting in the dark.

"I'm over here," The woman's voice was very weak. How long had she been locked up here?

Amidst the darkness, Chuck managed to touch a woman's cold hand. He approached her and spotted a pair of beautiful eyes. The woman introduced herself as Adriana Whitlock, a seemingly beautiful woman in her late teens.

"Who are you? How did you get caught?"

Chuck asked urgently.

"Didn't you come here to save me?" Adriana seemed very surprised.

"No, I just bumped into these people in the Amazon," Chuck sighed. He had no reason to lie here.

"Sigh, is that so?" Adriana sighed flatly.

"How long have you been here?" Chuck asked.

"Probably three days or so. I sneaked out alone and got caught." Ariana did not seem to be afraid. Despite being in a dire situation, she sounded very composed.

Chuck was confused. How did she manage to stay calm? Was she someone from an influential family?

"Which family are you from?" Chuck asked curiously.

"I'm not from your home country," Adriana shook her head calmly.

"Where are you from? I don't mean to be rude, but you bring with you a noble aura, so you're probably from an influential family. Tell me, which family are you from?" Chuck was curious.

He came to the United States and of course, he did not plan to be ignorant. He knew that there were a lot of families in this world, with a lot of families hailing from his home country.

"You wouldn't know even if I told you," Adriana shook her head.

"What do you mean? I'll definitely know, tell me," Chuck really wanted to know. She was too confident, so she must come from an influential family.

She was not putting up an act, it was not something that could be done overnight.

"You're really ignorant. Do you think that there are no other families in the world except for the current families?" Adriana raised her eyebrow indifferently.

"What do you mean?" Chuck asked in confusion.

"You really don't know, huh? Other than those families you know, there are still some hidden families scattered in the world," Ariana replied. "What hidden family?" Chuck laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Adriana was puzzled.

"I don't mean to hide it from you, but my mother is very powerful. She has many properties in the world and she even purchased some small countries. No matter how powerful your family is, will they be better than my mother?" Chuck teased.

"Tell me, who is your mother?" Ariana seemed a little interested.

"Karen Lee, my mother is Karen. Have you heard of her?" Chuck asked smilingly. If Ariana's family was very powerful, then she must have heard of Karen.

"Karen Lee? The most potential candidate to enter our hidden family for the past twenty years?" In the dark, Ariana's beautiful eyes were gleaming with interest.

"What? My mum is only a potential candidate?" Chuck was unhappy to hear that. His mother was very powerful. She had so many corporations all over the world but she could not enter the hidden family?

"Unfortunately, she's still only a candidate," Adriana simply shook her head.

"What does the hidden family do?" Chuck wanted to know.

"We run businesses like your mother."

"What businesses?" Chuck found it odd. Did he bump into a crazy woman? Did she lose her mind after getting locked up?

However, Chuck could feel his stress rising from Adriana's calm and composed demeanor. "Let me put it this way, there are three hidden families all over the world that have existed for thousands of years. I'm one of the members of the hidden families. The world is shared by three hidden families. Your mother barely fulfilled the requirement of entering our hidden family. Well, the lowest requirement at that," Adriana explained.

"Are you serious? The whole world is shared by three hidden families? How is that possible?" Chuck was shocked.

"It's normal to not know about it. Back in the 1400s, our family already made enough money to buy the whole world. However, we had to stick to our family's rules, so we couldn't show ourselves in

public. Therefore, when my great-great-grandfather was alive, our family already owned a third of the world. It's been like that ever since," Adriana continued lightly.

"Your family has been hiding? Where?"

"Where else can we hide? In places you don't know like the mountains. All of your mother's assets are just our family's annual earnings. Do you think she can enter the hidden family just by that?"

Chuck was shocked. These hidden families were making money discreetly?

"Our family hides because we don't want to be involved in family disputes. For the past few years, I've been secretly paying attention to Karen Lee. She has been facing some disputes with her family for years. If she becomes a part of the hidden family, she won't encounter these problems. Wouldn't it be better for her to just lay low and earn money secretly?" Adriana asked. Chuck thought that it made sense.

"But my mother bought several small countries. She..."

"We don't want those countries. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to buy them in the first place," Ariana interrupted Chuck and shook her head.

Chuck was speechless.

"Your mother is quite capable but she has quite a distance to go before she can reach our level. After all, our family accumulated our wealth through countless generations. It's something that you can't even imagine. She has been doing it for over twenty years. However, if she dies in her eighties and you inherit her assets, subsequently passing down your family's fortune for a few more generations, it might be possible. The only catch is that everyone in those generations has to be smart like your mother. After seven or eight generations, your family will probably be able to fulfill the minimum requirement to enter a hidden family," Adriana explained calmly.

Chuck was at a loss for words. He needed to ask his mother about it since he was not sure if his mother knew about it. Nevertheless, he still thought that his mother was very wealthy.

The hidden families had passed down their wealth for so many generations. If that was true, his mother could never stand a chance.

"Wow, you guys are really rich. How long do you guys usually live for?" Chuck asked. It would be a huge loss if they died early, right?

"The cycle of life is inevitable and no one can escape it. However, with the help of current medical advancement, my grandfather is a hundred and eight years old."

"Haha, the oldest person alive is around one hundred and twenty years old, right?"

"That's because that person biologically

predisposed to live so long. Most of us can only live until our seventies or eighties. Nothing can change that. My father died when he was eighty years old," Adriana replied.

Chuck chuckled, "Yeah, death can't be avoided, so why is your family in hiding?" Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

"Inheritance is important. If we stand out, we will not be able to maintain our current situation," Ariana sounded solemn.

"If you think like me, your mother's money will not be enough for you to spend."

"Well, my mother said that I can use it however I want," Chuck shrugged.

"I find it funny. She doesn't understand that she only has a bit of money," Adriana shook her head.

"Nevertheless, my mother told me that she'll do everything she can to give me what I want," Chuck answered.

"Indeed, she's a good mother. She's very kind to you. If you don't spend a lot, the money will be more than enough," Adriana nodded in approval.

"What's your name?"

"I can't tell you that. My family knew that I was caught and they'll rescue me soon. I can help you escape. Consider that a reward for chatting with me," Adriana replied. "Haha, no need for that. I'll bring you out of here. Are there any other captives?" Chuck laughed.

Who knew what would happen if he continued to wait?

"No, but how are you going to do that? Your mother does seem capable of fighting, but are you the same?"

"What do you mean by that? My mother is the best fighter out there," Chuck was in disbelief.

"You're wrong. Powerful fighters do not usually make themselves known. Currently, your mother is merely ranked second in the world. If our bodyguards decided to participate, your mother wouldn't even make it into the top one hundred," Adriana answered placidly.